FFXIV Dawntrail Quality of Life Changes

Final Fantasty 14 Dawntrail, comes with lots of quality of life changes! I gathered all the QoL information form the previous FFXIV Live Letters about the new expansion for you! Enjoy!
What do you think about these changes? Are you excited for FF14 Dawntrail? Share your thoughts down in the comments section!
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[@tyler5013]

Grass reacting to the character model is probably a big detail for lalas so they can see over it

[@tibby-san]

As a Lala player myself, I say yes to this❤😂

[@Duskaria]

Grass reacting to the character model is probably a big detail for cat/lizard players so they can touch it finally

[@Diddz]

regardless, the environment is going to feel vastly more natural now versus no-clipping cardboard jpegs planted in the ground

[@bmcguire1788]

"It's a small detail..." shows lalafell.

[@Deerclipper]

Ok that 1 hour window change for fantasia is honestly a top tier change. So many wasted fantasias because i liked my characters tan in the character editor just to get into game and go “ew”

[@henryhunter9643]

Yup, I once used 4 fantasias just to fine tune my character's height.

[@gateauxq4604]

They’re also updating the lighting in character creator so it should be easier to get right the first time.

[@Glyxx117]

@@henryhunter9643I feel called out…you’re not alone

[@venti9925]

Personally. I mod for this reason alone. That way I can test stuff like skintone, height, and eye colors with my glams

[@foxdavion6865]

Been given an hour for unlimited editing to a character is a blessing and should of been implemented from the start; The whole point of having to pay money to change appearance is simply so it can't be abused or stress the server too much with constantly having to update player data. Unfortunately both the Benchmark tool, character creation screen and in game editor have bad lighting options for editing.

[@Solnoric]

That blacklist change is way cooler than what people were understanding it to be. Damn translation issues.

[@vineritres]

Enlighten me

[@JudgeMobiusStolz]

@@vineritres In short, it helps combat Harassment and Stalking.

[@soldierorsomething]

Also, when you join a hunt train and blacklist everyone on it, you can watch how a paranoid S-rank boss will fight imaginary people 😂

[@rikkupendragon8372]

The quality of life change that I am most excited about (funnily enough) is the fantasia, even though I rarely use them. I know I definitely will use one once the expansion as launched because I'd like my cat girl to be keeper of the moon instead of the sun. Back when I last changed her appearance, I didn't realize that only the keepers of the moon had the fangs. As for the black list changes: I think it is cool as well. I feel fortunate I haven't experienced those issues in the 7 or 8 years I've been playing this game. However, I am a little disappointed that it won't prevent the black listed player from being in a duty with you. sometimes I do black list some players because they're difficult to complete a dungeon or roulette with. This is because they are not tanking as the class is designed and is not keep aggro on adds or causing the party to wipe because they think running in wide circles with a wall to wall pull prevents them from taking damage but it pulls mobs out of dps range. The tank as well as the mob also ends up out of range so the healer can't heal them, especially while moving (this usually happens in lower level content). And then the tank insists that's it the healer's fault or the dps's fault and refuse to try a different way. This happens with dps pulling more than a tank can handle. So the new blacklist in 7.0 will prevent me from avoiding those players. But I do understand that player safety is much more important than the inconvenience of a stubborn player. It's hard for the devs to satisfy everyone. I am happy that the players who are experiencing in-game stalking and harrassment will be safer.

[@Suisfonia]

@@JudgeMobiusStolz Which is something I'm looking forward to due to having a stalker in game; can't really play the game right now because of it and the GM's are pretty much useless.

[@NuchiAsaki]

I can't believe AvyCatte isn't actually a catgirl.

[@alexross911]

My reality crumbles with that revelation 😭

[@HavyrlValdoria]

I am shocked, too

[@LivvieLynn]

I won't believe it. She has to be a catgirl IRL.... wait... IRL "cat people" are... weird. Okay, IRL doesn't exist. There problem fixed.

[@babyxd0ll]

Indeed it’s a man like any other cat girl.

[@hortehighwind8651]

@@babyxd0llthat’s my entire free company 😂

[@Paul-bs5wl]

If you move to an Aussie Data Center it might actually be possible to almost turn your game into a single player experience on some worlds with a 200 name blacklist Thanks for the summary :]

[@vineritres]

Im on NA and already have it full as well

[@Unapologeticweeb]

I already am pretty much capped not because actually blocking people but these damn gill sellers

[@cutecats532]

​@@Unapologeticweebi imagine you could delete those since they get removed from the game every so often in batches.

[@tenalpoen]

I want chat filters for any message containing 5gold or the phrases typically used for clubs dj's etc.

[@EosDoesStuff]

@@Unapologeticweeb Don't bother blocking those, they keep making new characters. The chat filter will probably be great for this actually so you can hide those messages.

[@TaranTatsuuchi]

Can't believe I missed the announcement of multiple dye channels... Game Changer!

[@elvinglass2465]

We don't sip fantasia here. WE CHUG IT.

[@erdnuzz8368]

Having more slots in the houses i design for friends and my fc- oh this will be the perfect time for another makeoveeeeer. I also hope they give us more Gardenslots. Because honestly, trying to make a pretty garden with the small amount of slots is pure horror.

[@swimtoomuch]

I want a Repair Everything option at the Mender PLZ!!!!

[@piscye1806]

Isn't that already an option?

[@swimtoomuch]

@@piscye1806 There is a Repair All button but this only repairs the selected tab. Thus repairing everything is like a 10+ button pressing exercise.

[@rikkupendragon8372]

they explained why they won't be doing that. Mouni covered that I believe as he was one of the lucky youtubers who got to have an interview with YoshiP.

[@syressx9098]

WHY ​@@rikkupendragon8372

[@newyorknole2225]

​@@rikkupendragon8372what was the reason?

[@TheAngryCleric]

I hope we get a new housing district in dawntrail! Probably would be in Old Sharlayan. They do kinda owe us for saving the world and stuff.

[@Lugo_Luv]

I would kill for a hinterlands style housing district 😣✨️

[@alanastevenson]

I'd also love a Lakeland one

[@Lugo_Luv]

@@alanastevenson aw heck ye

[@Esoterik14]

Likely next patch. But I want one in the new Solution Nine zone complete with a Housing style to match.

[@beyonder299]

Why not the moon? That would be a sick view.

[@zeppidy]

I'm excited to see everyones glams with so much more dynamic colour!

[@Botan_Katou]

Do you mean all black, black/white, black/any other colour? 😂

[@rikkupendragon8372]

After the fantasia, the two tier dye system is the second most anticipated glam change for me! Can't wait to re-do some of my glams! :D

[@OldManDoom]

I am most excited about the expanded amount of glamour plates! I play on Balmung, and even without playing every job, I don’t have enough plates for all the outfits for my Idol Toon. All these added glamour plates are going to be incredible for having all my Idol’s unique consumes at the ready at the touch of a button!

[@SampoPaalanen]

They're adding more plates, maybe I can make new glams again without having to delete my old ones

[@rikkupendragon8372]

EEEE I can't wait too! I never have enough glamour plates!

[@tibby-san]

I don't remember them ever saying anything about adding more glamor plates, any source?😊

[@nezrafallon4086]

@@tibby-san Yoshi-P has said that there won't be more glamour plates at launch, but they are looking into adding more (but no estimate on WHEN)

[@valvadis2360]

I wonder, what will happen to Eyepatches and Goggles that already exist as headgear in the game with this new slot?

[@glbrazell]

If they stick around... does that mean we can wear two pairs of glasses?

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

@@glbrazellmaybe they should let us be able to switch it to the fashion slot

[@idkwhatishouldwritehere.]

@@glbrazell i want double eyepatch now!

[@pepekovallin]

​@@idkwhatishouldwritehere. That's exactly what I was thinking lol

[@Lugo_Luv]

"You can just make them dissappear-" *immediately vanishes from existence*

[@bassheartstrings]

I would clarify that it’s an hour of IN-GAME time on the fantasia, not an actual hour

[@IRatchetI]

For the love of god can we please gain the ability to select multiple things in our inventory at once! Whether it's for selling items or turning things in (like GC seals for example) it's insane that this isn't in the game yet!

[@lance5817]

There are many things i miss when i customize a character but i never miss chesticle slider.

[@vineritres]

It’s amazingly shameful that you fin this comment interesting enough to even post it.

[@Pokémon-b8c]

@@vineritres Could just ignore it, not every comment needs a snarky reply.

[@vineritres]

@@Pokémon-b8c could use your own suggestion, which btw, I didn’t ask

[@REO_Speedweed]

@@vineritres Who shit in your breakfast? Go outside and re-develop some of the social skills twitter rotted out of your brain.

[@venti9925]

​@@Pokémon-b8cHard to ignore when half the community treats this like a pathetic dating sim lmao.

[@ShionChosa]

Black list an entire server may help make Limsa a wholesome meeting spot.

[@trueartstyles1337]

Exactly

[@Boom0hp]

Hey, just a heads up for the fantasia! That’s only 60 minutes on ingame time, it pauses when you aren’t logged in.

[@anarchicbean5888]

this!! yes!

[@LurchLand]

Thanks for the clarification. I was wondering about that.

[@Nidhogg151]

Does the timer start when you first pop the fantasia, or after the first time you actually edit your character and log in? I'm hoping the latter to prevent issues where someone might use it then not immediately log out to edit their character. Would suck to just be -10$ cause of that.

[@fuzzwobble]

As a mansion owner who has their right side of the ground floor and the upstairs walled off, yet still is battling the placement limits for the rest of the place: It's about damned time we got higher placement limits. You can use half of your placement just putting down the partitions.

[@thekirtfox]

I know it's a lil silly...but I'd love to be able to do aileron roll (aka "barrel roll") on flying mounts.

[@xXSightlessXx]

There is one mount i know of with a Barrel roll. Twintania from the recruit a friend campaign. While mounted, it has the mount ability to Barrel Roll

[@thekirtfox]

@xXSightlessXx I see~. It would be nice to add that to move mounts. As when I'm travelling around flying, I at least try to make it fun flying between things. So it would be nice to just have so poorly silly things to make the travel fun.

[@xXSightlessXx]

@@thekirtfox while we're at it, can we have custom orcestrian tracks for mounts? 😀

[@thekirtfox]

@@xXSightlessXx that would be cool XD. I love the music of the mounts but you can only listen to the same music so much haha

[@vazoth]

2:35 More immersive flying is the one I'm most excited about. I wish mounts would have more unique movement sets. Unfortunately my hopes for this change got crushed when they decided to treat them as nothing more than a skin. Imagine the depth different moves could provide to the mounts. Make flying and swimming/diving exclusive to certain types. Add more complexity to each specialisation, e.g. differentiate between floating and gliding for flying mounts, add the ability for big leaps to certain terrestrial mounts or perhaps rolling for all the spherical shaped ones. I'm aware of possible engine limitations, let alone the tremendous amount of work one might face trying to implement such a system, but I genuinely believe it would make travelling much more exciting.

[@iwannadie9031]

I just want WoWs transmog system. It's driving me crazy that I have to use so many slots in my dresser for the same accessory. If you like the look of a specific accessory and you want to use it for all your jobs you need one for fending/healing/aiming/slaying. That's 4 slots for 1 type of accessory.

[@RiveroftheWither]

You know there's a whole bunch of "all classes" items right?

[@iwannadie9031]

@@RiveroftheWither You know there's a whole bunch that aren't, right?

[@RiveroftheWither]

@@iwannadie9031 And? Are you some kind of child that cries when you see another kid with a toy you don't have?

[@iwannadie9031]

@@RiveroftheWither And you should go back and read my first post. I can dumb it down for you if you're having trouble.

[@lucasfreire8290]

I'm extremely excited to see how my character will look with the graphical update _since I'm a PS5 player, I can't download the Benchmark for this purpose, so I can't wait to see how much better he'll look

[@Lugo_Luv]

Same here! I'm exited to see the changes in their completed state, I think it'll be amazing

[@lightningfurystrike13]

I can ban stalkers from the FC house? awesome. Def gonna share that to make some members feel more comfortable about returning

[@rickboy7290]

I want to know if we are getting more inventory space, including glam dressers and retainers.

[@CaseyTatum42069]

Your "sunglasses flip" really cracked me up haha

[@cyberdaikaiju]

I am super excited for the dye update. I would also be excited about the housing furniture limit if, you know, I actually could get anything bigger than an apartment. Oh well, maybe I will win that lottery someday.

[@optimusrose7420]

i just started playing this game like a week ago and i think its actually so cool that these massive visual updates are coming to soon into the game as i'm playing everything through for the first time

[@RiveroftheWither]

It'll take some time to reach you as rather than doing one humongous update, they're doing it in stages, starting mostly with the newer content. Though I did notice that the hair and eye update did reach some Heavens Ward cutscenes

[@LinWasTaken]

the soothing background music with such a pleasant voice is a great combo. whoever edited this video did a great job!

[@DarusSkybound]

Wow, thank goodness for this video! It is SO hard to find all the fun little features added to Dawntrail but you covered a whole bunch I didn't even hear about at all, even when actively searching for it! Thanks for covering it so well!

[@siuchaos2606]

Glamour Dresser needs to be expanded😢

[@FuyuYuki92]

I don't know why I haven't realized this sooner, but in the graphic update, your cat actually looks a lot like you irl! :3 That's kinda cool. Love your cozy videos.

[@BaithNa]

We need some aviator glasses for the new glasses feature

[@ItDaBiz]

I thought I was going mad when I saw my chocobo leaning from side to side as it was running. Glad to know that they did actually update the animation and I'm not turning mad!

[@thevoxdeus]

Housing item increase is nice, but I need more housing slots, particularly some Crystarium or Sharlayan housing

[@Elorian53]

I am really really freaking out because of the housing Item-Limit. There are so many things I still want to do in my house but cant.... or do in our FC and cant. I really hope, they are increasing the limit of the small houses and the appartments. And more garden slots would be awsome too. Oh - and I am happy about the phantasia too ;)....

[@junoeggers2793]

I'm an Altaholic and wish I could mail items between alts or have a bag or chest like the guild chest to do this for the same server alts. I know it's not popular to have alts, but it's just easier for me to play different job types.

[@kyleb1280]

I hope they add more storage for housing items. Especially outside storage. 😢

[@Katana314]

5:40 - "Thanks to the blacklist feature improvements, toxic players that follow and harass you will no longer appear." (AvyCatte disappears)

[@FlameHazeVT]

I hope they will finally fix the physics on Au Ra and I think Miqote breaking when being knocked back while casting.

[@kaydaryu]

Great video, especially for players getting back into the game ty!

[@4NSW3RM3]

What are some of the glams you're wearing? Been looking for detached sleeve gear for my Au Ra

[@Tseyana]

As a person who fantasia every week (i really like changing my glams depending on race etc) i have over 50+ different charas (just eye color change etc) , IM REALLY GLAD

[@LithKast]

a big one is the fact you can hide people standing by quest npcs

[@lessur]

6:57 the fact that i see this guy almost every time i’m logged in 😂

[@Shizuka965]

i love ffxiv, cause yoship and his team knows what we want and actually do it the best way possible to make everyone happy :p

[@guillaumelavoie2563]

i'd like glamour dressers added to appartments and houses, i spent time making my appartment and i barely visit it because i can't use glamer dresser in it and that if i log out in it and log back in, i'm outside the block and not in it

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Sad part is they've already got one the dyed outfits a bit wrong. 3:31 it would be better if the vest could be dyed a different color from the rest. Vest were an expression and were often different colors than the outfit worn meanwhile 'starched' white shirts were the norm in victorian fashion so would it be with steampunk fashion.

[@jrusalem98]

Finally foliage will interact with the characters !!! Small detail, but I demant on that!

[@ekurisona663]

glasses legit might be the #1 new feature of dawntrail

[@Talador12]

I'm glad I was not alone in spamming the combat animation and laughing

[@MissDee13]

As a person that has been stalked in game for 2 years!!!! I am very happy with these changes

[@Durbinator]

I hope they will eventually expand the glamour dresser again, I keep filling it up😅

[@ventusvero4484]

6:11 ... I have questions...

[@emocatte]

Fantasia changes are after 1 in-game hour of playtime. So if you log-out the timer stops ticking :3.

[@Mina_Akigane]

Whats the bard glam at 2:59?

[@Cloudxx3]

Hey friend, don't know if you have found out already, but the chestpiece is the Ivalician Archer's Jacket, you get it from Ridorana Lighthouse.

[@gustlmeixner2778]

so many chances i'm in ❤ with! can't wait to start this expansion and see myself all of this.

[@Darc1972]

0:42 mmmm Baja Flavored Fantasia.

[@tikar8982]

I believe they are shortening our trek back to the boss fights after we die. I love all the changes you've pointed out, though! Thanks a bunch. ❤

[@SoundEssenceZ]

ima try it out if they make the world map actually fun to play. Other than story there's nothing to do in them.

[@KonglomeratYT]

Seems like a smart series of changes. Every MMO has its trolls the players have to deal with.

[@admiralsnackbar69]

I have a guildie being stalked horrendously so this will be a god send for her.

[@TheRismint]

I always look forward to your videos Avy! You're my favorite ffxiv content creator

[@AaronWGaming]

More players to give lalafells like me Head Pats... I heard the luck buff Lalas Give is being buffed... REMEMBER TO GIVE LOTS OF HEADPATS

[@solitonmedic]

“This list is empty… like my head”

[@JaskuraLunaris]

Curious, I'm a fellow Face 2 KoM player, are you happy with the changes? Personally sad that 1-5 eyebrows are all some variation of: determined, focused, angry, 2 & 4 were soft (4 being higher arches). Everyone was upset about KoM losings their canines, but I rarely see her teeth in comparison to her actual face being permanently RBF.

[@DrSmirnoff]

I feel like the BL should work in reverse. Hide your model from them so they can't see you. ATM it sounds like they will still be able to see you while you can't see them, which just seems weird. I have a feeling it's due to coding and interaction with how the BL currently works but BL'ing a stalker to just not see them stalking you feels odd.

[@andresmiguel3196]

Housing-waiting for this limit update!

[@TheLegacyofKingXeno]

Hyped for the 2-dye system. "As of now, we can't use eyeglasses and helmets or hats at the same time." Jokes on us, we can't wear most helmets at all! *cries in Viera*

[@javiermontiero4982]

Funniest thing in this video is the notion anyone would, no... COULD possibly forget to max out the chesticle slider.

[@fritzwa11]

I'm so so happy they're upgrading the blacklist system. I've heard way too many horror stories about in game stalkers lately :/

[@laurakane2252]

I would trade everything coming, except the additional housing slots, for more room in the glamour dresser. I'd trade the 2 dye system LOL, I'm crying because I just read somewhere else that its not happening. Maybe much later updates. I need more room. /sigh

[@Xsurian]

Do not use your fantasia during the first weeks of DT. You won’t be able to log in quickly to test during that hour. Unless you move to a dynamis server. Then you’ll have all the time in the wirld

[@kylevanderwolf4446]

I love all these changes. Even the characters looking different. Perfect time to return

[@Rystefn]

Combat voice sounds always sound like porn, in every game. That's just what they tell the voice actors to do in video games for some reason. Directors be like "Okay, we need some combat sounds, so do a bunch of porn moaning into the mic now."

[@gateauxq4604]

I’m really hyped to find the stealth changes because they always sneak at least a few in, as well as these changes. 😃

[@luciferdabst]

Remember folks an Avy a day keeps the doctor away!

[@kiyoshiizumi02]

Im looking forward to glasses, the graphics update and anything else!

[@darkwinter8]

4:35 -- I feel the rage 😂...😭

[@zydeox1221]

I wouldn't recommend players use the prohibited dalamud plugin *erm*gla*cough*mou*cough*rer before making a proper decision before they commit to a fantasia.

[@Zoibek]

Limsa about to become a ghost town for me

[@jordanchildress7206]

All I want is a Z axis man so I don't have to furniture glitch :( and the ability to put things on platforms without glitching them

[@cutecats532]

Housing items get 2 dye channels too!? 👀

[@Zinkhal1]

1:36 funny to hear that ... meanwhile my aura has to deal with the 30/100 slider ... poor little thing .. ;D for me personal none of the changes are really "good" .. but the good thing none of them are bad and more like "on the good side" ... but especially the fantasia change is a pretty nice thing ... but after nearly 2 years playing i still have mine you get in the story around 50 or something ... so happy to get another one ... oh wait im not ..xD

[@warllockmasterasd9142]

I got a cottage myself recently. Next goal a House.

[@ValentinesMindBand]

Super excited for the double dyes! Gonna use it! A lot!

[@jdng86]

2:44 My poor toaster.

[@Raoul9753]

All I want is for DoL Equipment to be a Glamour Option for DoW Gear :(

[@Nyxesgaming]

Idk if it was fixed but they need to make it so if you remove someone from your friends list or they remove you, youre removed from each others friends list.

[@Archangel_Amber]

Do you think they will give us a free name change ? Or just the Fantasia?

[@ScudLance]

MY BODY IS READY!

[@BeanBunnyBass]

I got jumpscared with myself in an Avycatte Video! I’m so excited!

[@BeanBunnyBass]

If you’re wondering what Esprit is up to these days, there’s a google doc floating around Twitter that will tell you everything you need to know

[@senselesseldritch]

I really hope they add eyepatches into the eyeglasses slot

[@Weisser_Rabe]

Many thanks for the great video and the effort you have made. This is really great.

[@VTsimpingSan]

I still only pay my sub so I can look at my Au’ra

[@eldorphoto]

Are they finally gonna add the missing bumps of the character bottom, since they are working on character look? Other than yor-ha pants (and those are not quite pants) all the pants in the game are missing like half of the bottom...

[@jomarhernandez5204]

what boots are those at 2:06 (when she’s laying on the beach)

[@Inara01]

Thank you for your video! And what are you wearing? It looks sooooo cute!

[@deeps6979]

3:45 Those gear durabilities hurt my crafter soul. 😿